City Council committee votes to delay sales of legal weed until July 1 – Chicago Sun-Times

"Black Caucus Chairman Jason Ervin (28th) is furious African Americans have 'zero representation' among ownership of 11 dispensaries.... The 10 to 9 vote by the City Council’s Committee on Contract Oversight and Equity was a political embarrassment to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose administration tried desperately to appease the Black Caucus during negotiations that continued during the meeting."